Let Me Tell You About Lifa
If you've followed along with us, you've probably read that Benjamin struggles with an unusual form of autism. We've developed a great support team in the last 12 months, but there is no better support system than his big brother. I just had to sneak a few pictures this morning of this unexplainable love in action.
There's a lot more to this story I want to share through email - it's not for the whole World Wide Web. But let me just tell you a thing or two about Lifa. That young man, with a very unusual family story, sees his family with a very unusual lens. He's 15, but he knows how to help me before I know I need help, calm a storm in Benjamin that he doesn't even have words for, and has a heart for serving that's out of this world.
Sunday morning threatened to undo me today when Benjamin began to spiral out of control while we tried to get out the door for church. (Chris leave hours before us.) Lifa stayed three steps ahead of us all, giving Benjamin one of his bracelets to wear, dressing him, reading to him, helping him brush his teeth and putting him in his car seat. I think he even held Wyatt on his hip and vacuumed while I changed my clothes for church.
Sometimes Lifa comes home from school without one of his shoes. He's lost 98 lunchboxes. And the carpet in his bedroom is actually growing things thanks to the wet towels and food crumbs that land there continuously. In some ways, he's your average teenage guy... the kind that keeps you up at night praying. But there's more to his story and even more to his heart. If you have ever prayed for Lifa, your prayers are not being returned void. Thank you.
And young ladies, STAND DOWN. There will be a LONG application process to become my daughter-in-law in 15 years.
Like I said, there's more. Going to send an email out soon to our community. Send me a message if you'd like to be a part of it.
